Ohio Revised Code Title XLI. Labor and Industry § 4167.25

(A) “Bloodborne pathogen” means a microorganism present in human blood that can cause disease in humans, including the human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and other pathogenic microorganisms.

(B) “Engineered sharps injury protection” means either of the following:

(C) “Exposure incident” means an occurrence of occupational exposure to blood or other material potentially containing bloodborne pathogens, including exposure that occurs through a sharps injury.

(D) “Needleless system” means a device that does not utilize needles for the following:

(E) “Public health care worker” means a person who is employed by a public employer to provide health services that carry with them the potential for exposure incidents, including a person employed by a public hospital or other public health care facility, a person employed by a public employer to provide home health care, and a person employed by a public employer as a firefighter, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic. “Public health care worker” does not include a person who is employed by a public employer to provide dental services, treatment, or training or a dental student who is receiving training from a public employer.

(F) “Sharp” means an object used in or encountered when providing health care services that can be reasonably anticipated to penetrate the skin or any other part of the body and result in an exposure incident, including objects such as needle devices, scalpels, lancets, and broken glass.

(G) “Sharps injury” means an injury caused by a sharp, including such injuries as cuts, abrasions, and needlesticks.